Numb.2.15
A BRIEFE RELATION
of some affaires and transactions,
Civill and Military, both Forraigne
and Domestique.
Licensed by Gualter Frost Esquire, Secretary to the Councell
of State, according to the direction of the late Act.
October the 9th. 1649.
TO have no Newes is good Newes, it is a Symptome
of a placid and quiet state of affaires.
The Subject of Newes which is most enquired
for, is for the most part of Wars, Commotions,
and Troubles, or the Composing of them.
Through the goodnesse of God to us our Wars
are ended within us, things at present composed,
it were to be wished that our dispositions
to New troubles were as well cured. That
men could but see the beauties of Peace, either in the contemplation of it
Selfe, or by comparison with Warre, and love that peace which we have
and may keepe if we will; a little more union would dot it; and with
a little more calme and patient expectation we might come to reap the
harvest of our past laborious sowing in teares and blood, in a great and
yet still growing Prosperity. But our Enemies are restlesse abroad, and
their protessed Party here cannot see how happy they now are, by reason
of their malice against them that made them so. And there are
others of severall sorts simple enough to serve their turnes, who while
they pursue particular and ill chosen Interests, by what ever meanes offer
it selfe for attainment, they therein carry on designes for the destruction
of the Common Interest of the Common-wealth, wherein their
own Interest both true and designed are inevitably and irrecoverably lost.
But these designes and meanes and many of the persons are known and
a vigilant eye is upon them. We hope the birth of all their travell will
be but winde. The disease will weare out and the humours will be altered:
Or if there must needs be some little blood drawn to perfect the cure, tis
hoped the civill Sword will be sufficient for it; and for the Enemy aboard,